Giovanna Volpato
Giovanna Volpato (born August 20, 1975 ) is an Italian marathon runner .
In 2002 she won the Maratona di Sant'Antonio and finished twelfth in the marathon at the European Championships in Munich . In the spring of the following year, she finished seventh in the Paris Marathon . A few months later, she returned to the French capital for the 2003 World Athletics Championships , but only finished 43rd there.
In 2006 she finished second in the Treviso Marathon . In the same year she finished eighth in the European Championships in Gothenburg with a personal best of 2:32:04 h. Volpato had to give up the marathon race at the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka because of an Achilles tendon injury. In 2008 she won the Florence Marathon , in the Venice Marathon 2009 she was eighth.
Giovanna Volpata is 1.69 m tall and has a competition weight of 48 kg.
Top performances
- Half marathon : 1:12:43 h, April 1, 2007, Mira
- Marathon: 2:32:04 h, August 12, 2006, Gothenburg
Web links
- Giovanna Volpato in the database of World Athletics (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Volpato, Giovanna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th August 1975 |